two weeks and 4 days ago i had a beating pain in my tooth ,the tooth has a filling in it but it pretty old . 2 weeks ago my cheek sallow up but within few days it was fine . I now have a lump under my tooth what do you think it is .

i know i should go to dentist but i have a phobia of dentist , i know sounds childish but every time i go to dentist all i can do is image all the things that could go wrong :/ and i end up leaving the waiting room before entering the dentist room

Hello bunnytu

It is most likely that you had an infection (abscess) from the tooth that caused the swelling after a bout of acte pulpitis (toothache -beating pain) that resolved with a residual lump under the tooth over the root. I suggest that you see your dentist to have it investigated and treated apropriately (either root canal treatment if the tooth is restorable or extraction if not). Let us know how you get on.

Best wishes
Vinod

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Originally posted by Dr Vinod K Joshi:
Hello bunnytu

It is most likely that you had an infection (abscess) from the tooth that caused the swelling after a bout of acte pulpitis (toothache -beating pain) that resolved with a residual lump under the tooth over the root. I suggest that you see your dentist to have it investigated and treated apropriately (either root canal treatment if the tooth is restorable or extraction if not). Let us know how you get on.

Best wishes
Vinod

Thank you for your response , but is there another way of treating it? the lump it self is not noticeable until i touch it it feel like and extra bone .

Hi Bunnytu

I totally understand being afraid of the dentist, lots of people are (I'm a poster child for it!). Yes, it's easy to imagine worst-case-scenarios, especially when it's in your mouth, but you really should go to the dentist as soon as you can. Doing nothing is clearly not working for you.

Dental treatments and pain management really have improved over the years, and dentists are much more aware of and sensitive to the issues that their patients have. Skipping out before the doctor sees you is bad plan because when you finally screw up the courage to go, you could have a lot of trouble finding a dentist who is willing to take you as a patient.

PLEASE go to the dentist--in the long run, you'll really be glad you did.

Julia